Footwork FA16

{{Infobox racing car

| Car_name = Footwork FA16

| Image = Taki Inoue 1995 Britain.jpg

| Caption = Taki Inoue driving the FA16 at the 1995 British Grand Prix

| Image_size = 275px

| Constructor = Footwork

| Designer = Alan Jenkins {{smaller|(Technical Director)}}
Dave Amey {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}
Dominic Smith {{smaller|(Chief Aerodynamicist)}}

| Predecessor = FA15

| Successor = FA17

| Team = Footwork Hart

| Drivers = 9. {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli
9. {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Papis
10. {{flagicon|JPN}} Taki Inoue

| Technical ref = {{cite web |url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/footwork-fa16.aspx |title=Footwork FA16 |website=StatsF1 |access-date=21 January 2020}}

| Chassis = Carbon fibre and honeycomb composite structure

| Front suspension = Double wishbones, pushrod

| Rear suspension = Double wishbones, pushrod

| Engine name = Hart 830,

| Capacity = {{convert|2996|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}},

| Configuration = V8,

| Turbo/NA = NA,

| Engine position = mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted

| Power = 680 hp @ 13,100 rpm{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-hart.aspx|title = Engine Hart • STATS F1}}

| Gearbox name = Arrows / Xtrac

| Gears = 6-speed

| Type = semi-automatic

| Differential =

| Fuel = Sasol

| Tyres = Goodyear

| Debut = 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix

| Last_event = 1995 Australian Grand Prix

| Races = 17

| Wins = 0

| Cons_champ = 0

| Drivers_champ = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest_laps = 0

| Podiums = 1

}}

The Footwork FA16 was a Formula One car designed by Alan Jenkins and used by the Footwork team in the 1995 Formula One World Championship. The car was powered by a Hart 3-litre V8 engine and ran on Goodyear tyres. It was driven initially by Italian Gianni Morbidelli, who was in his second season with the team, and Japanese pay-driver Taki Inoue. Another Italian, Max Papis, replaced Morbidelli in mid-season due to the team's financial problems.

Development

The FA16 was a developed version of the FA15. It proved to be initially quite competitive, but the team lacked the budget to carry out testing and development. The chassis was not the weak link, but the Hart engine was down on power and unreliable.{{cite web |url=https://aminoapps.com/c/formula-1/amp/blog/the-95s-flop-footwork-hart-fa16/Z6Pj_dR0uBuQvGeXbVarYlaGJ1xZzqKEnLG |title=The 95's flop: Footwork Hart FA16 |website=aminoapps.com |access-date=20 January 2020}}

Racing history

Until the final race of the season, it seemed that Morbidelli's point in Canada would not be added to, but a high rate of attrition led to the Italian taking his first podium finish. This was a real morale-booster, especially after being replaced by the inexperienced Papis for seven Grands Prix.{{Cite web |url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/gianni-morbidelli |title=Gianni Morbidelli |website=Motor Sport Magazine |access-date=20 January 2020}}

Papis was still generally quicker than Inoue, who is largely remembered mostly for his two incidents with official course cars more than his tardy driving. At Monaco, his car was being towed back to the pits after practice has ended, when it was struck by the official course car at a speed high enough to flip it over. Inoue was still in the car with no seat belt on, and was thrown out by the accident. He was still wearing his helmet, saving him from serious injury, and he took part in the race.

At the Hungaroring, Inoue himself was hit by the course car. His FA16 had suffered an engine failure, and Inoue's rush to get a fire extinguisher resulted in him straying into the path of the approaching car, which hit him hard enough to knock him over. Again, he was not seriously hurt.{{cite web |url=https://professionalmoron.com/2020/01/06/taki-inoue-f1/ |title=Taki Inoue: The Worst F1 Driver Ever? |date=6 January 2020 |website=professionalmoron.com |access-date=20 January 2020}}

The team eventually finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship, with five points. Morbidelli's podium ensured that they were classified ahead of Tyrrell, who scored the same number of points.

The FA16 was replaced for the {{f1|1996}} season by the Footwork FA17.

Image:Max Papis - Footwork FA16 at Silverstone, British GP 1995 (49684647621).jpg driving the FA16 at the 1995 British Grand Prix]]

Livery

Just like the previous season, once again the FA16's livery was usually a white base colour with a unique combination of a red and blue pattern design. Later in the season, the livery was slightly updated with a light and dark blue tone on the rear of the car to present the Hype Energy logo as well as additional pink graphics.

Complete Formula One results

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! Year

! Entrant

! Engine

! Tyres

! Drivers

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! Pts.

! WCC

rowspan="4"| {{F1|1995}}

| rowspan="4"| Footwork Hart

| rowspan="4"| Hart 830
V8

| rowspan="4"| {{Goodyear}}

| BRA

| ARG

| SMR

| ESP

| MON

| CAN

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| HUN

| BEL

| ITA

| POR

| EUR

| PAC

| JPN

| AUS

| rowspan="4"|5

| rowspan="4"|8th

align="left"| Gianni Morbidelli